Gary Peacock

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Gary Peacock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRqecpoYHFg

THE SINGING FROM THE DEEP

One of the strongest jazz recordings of the last decades shows this: ‚God Bless The Child‘ with the Keith Jarrett Trio from January 1983. A sad song by singer Billie Holiday about the hardships of childhood, here animated by gospel and blues influences Instrumental version: How Gary Peacock reacts with the bass to the pianist’s solo with lots of little counter-melodies, picks up motifs and integrates them into a groove that is as strong as it is flexible – that is always captivating when you listen to the recording again.

But how he then replaces the pianist as a soloist and turns a bluesy phrased improvisation into a poignant lament from the depths – that always makes you hold your breath. It is no coincidence that the drummer Jack DeJohnette emphasized that Peacock’s playing had a special ‚tension‘. This is exactly what can be seen again and again in the recordings of this trio.

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